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Parts of I-10, I-17 and Loop 101 closed, restricted this weekend

PHOENIX – Closures of Interstate 10, Interstate 17 and Loop 101 are scheduled this weekend.

Drivers should allow extra travel time, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation, and consider alternate routes from Friday night, Oct. 18, until Monday morning, Oct. 21, while this weekend work is taking place:

  • Westbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and the I-17 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for work on the Broadway Curve improvement project. 
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VALLEY FREEWAYS

Parts of I-10, I-17 and Loop 101 closed, restricted this weekend

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PHOENIX – Closures of Interstate 10, Interstate 17 and Loop 101 are scheduled this weekend.

Drivers should allow extra travel time, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation, and consider alternate routes from Friday night, Oct. 18, until Monday morning, Oct. 21, while this weekend work is taking place:

  • Westbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and the I-17 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for work on the Broadway Curve improvement project. 

Westbound I-10 on-ramps at Elliot and Baseline roads will be closed along with westbound US 60 on-ramps at McClintock Drive, Rural Road and Mill Avenue. ADOT officials said drivers should expect the ramp closures to begin at 8 p.m. Friday. Detours: Drivers can consider using eastbound Loop 202 or eastbound US 60 to northbound Loop 101before using westbound Loop 202 in Tempe to reach Sky Harbor Airport or the downtown Phoenix area. Drivers in the southeast Valley also can consider using westbound/northbound Loop 202 to avoid the closure and reach I-10 near 59th Avenue in the West Valley. Note: Broadway Road will be closed between 48th and 55th streets (over I-10), and 40th Street will be closed at I-10 from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday.

  • Southbound I-17 will be closed between Peoria Avenue and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday for pavement sealing. 

The I-10 ramps to southbound I-17 at the “Stack” interchange (south of McDowell Road) will be closed as well. Note: Crews will reopen southbound I-17 in sections while the pavement sealing work progresses on Saturday. Schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather. In addition, Northbound I-17 will be closed between the I-10 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport and Peoria Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday for pavement sealing.  The I-10 ramps to northbound I-17 at the “Stack” interchange also will be closed. Crews will reopen northbound I-17 in sections while the pavement sealing work progresses on Sunday, according to ADOT.

  • Northbound Loop 101 will be closed between Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and Pima Road/Princess Drive from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge work. 

Northbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Cactus Road and Raintree Drive will be closed. Traffic will detour along the northbound Loop 101 frontage road and re-enter the freeway at Pima Road. Consider other alternate routes.

  • Eastbound Loop 101 will be closed between 51st Avenue and 19th Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for work zone setup and asphalt pavement removal.

 Eastbound Loop 101 on-ramps at 75th, 67th and 59th avenues will be closed. Detours: Drivers should consider exiting ahead of the closure and using eastbound Union Hills Drive or Bell Road. Freeway traffic exiting at 51st Avenue will be on the Beardsley frontage road.

  • Southbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane during mostly overnight hours between State Route 74/Carefree Highway and Loop 303 from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday, from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements.

Southbound I-17 on-ramps at SR 74 and off-ramp at Dove Valley Road will be closed Friday and Saturday nights. Southbound I-17 off- and on-ramps at Loop 303 will be closed Sunday night. Note: Northbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane overnight between Happy Valley Road and Loop 303 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights for pavement improvements.

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